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Schenectady New York - Hope Farm Press Publisher of New York Regional History, Folklore, Nature, Military History and ... |
 | | The name Schenectady is derived from Schau-naugh-ta-da, which in the language of the Iroquois signifies "over the pine plains," or "across the pine plains," and is said to have been used by them at first to designate Fort Orange (now Albany). |
 | | By the census of 1880, the population of Schenectady city was 13,655; of the county, 23,558. |
 | | Of the inhabitants of Schenectady, 60 were slain in the massacre, 27 were carried into captivity, one (or possibly more) escaped to Albany, and the remainder probably fled for refuge to their friends and neighbors who were settled along the river. |
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